World Cup fan throws a beer at a journalist reporting on England versus Croatia.
Reporter Lloyd Burr was covering the England versus Croatia's World Cup semi-final live for the AM Show in New Zealand the instant a beer was thrown in his face. Burr, who was at Boxpark Croydon in Southern London, stated the individual involved was a 'drunken Aussie' and regardless of the circumstances referred to the environment 'epic'. After the transmission Richard Sutherland, Newshub Head of Broadcast News stated, "Mediaworks treats any attack on our staff extremely seriously. Lloyd and camera operator Simon Morrow handled themselves with the utmost professionalism, and continued to broadcast during a very trying situation." England's dreams of a first World Cup final in over 50 years were crushed by Croatia right after they lost 2-1 in extra-time.